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Feb 2020
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Sofá Sonoro: Buenavista Social Club y el...

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Esta semana recordamos, junto a Arturo Lezcano, el fenómeno mundial que supuso el debut de Buenavista Social Club, una banda formada por ancianos cubanos que se convirtieron en estrellas mundiales y que vivieron una segunda juventud de la mano del productor Ry Coorder. Un programa para viajar a Cuba a través de las canciones de esta extraña formación de veteranos olvidados. 


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